Telegram-herald., 1887-12-25
OMAHA AND IT'S SOON.
A Town With nrddy streets, Torn-Up side
walks and a Business Boom.

walks and a Business Boom.
Special Correspondence TELEexAx- HERALD.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. i7.-At last We are in
Western city. Fer ia spite of the belief
OF the inhabitants that they are in the mid
die Of civilization they will hardly impress
strangers wita that fact until their city is
IN a less crude. incomplete state. Fine
business blocks ara going up fast and the
building material in the streets, taken TO-
gethsr With the extensive system OF grad
ing. leaves the streets IN a condition TO
asIonish Eastern eyes. The ciu-
zens OF Grand Rapids are In
clined 70 grunbls sometimes on
account Of the grading considered nee
essay for the eonvenience OF pedestrians and
the Identifying Of the streets. but they
would be fully convinced that their lines
were cast in pleasant places il they should
visit Omaha aud see the streets lined on
each side with an emhar kment fully as
higA as the three terraces on the corner OF
I~x.- and Ransom-sts. The soil IA such q
sticky clay that the embankment IS as
straight as a planlo line could make u. and
LOOKS lks a precipices IN some instances
with httis brick cottages on TIE very brink.
The city IS AL torn up with these gradings.
and many Of them look a. fresh IS Z made
Yesterday. while others are being pushed
vigorously 20 completion With many teams
and shOveis.
The aforesaid soil Is = great trial 10 the
average Omaha man or woman. After q
rain ths mud Il 50 sticky 10 cannOs be
stamped off OF the vubbsrs, and woe oetids
the uulucky whit who attempts 20 cross
the street IN such weather. Many ruo5er
hss been seen calmly reposins II the mid
die OF ths street sfler the owner
had ceased bis frantic efforts TO extriCate u
from ihs mud. Even ia the dry, hesithlul
weather which has prevailed OF lats We can
see traces Of this G1ud Oa the sidewalks.
which we're packed hard with Il.
The name sidewalk suggests sncther
grievance which - VEL sired when slran-
gers visit Omaha. Whils the grading IS
goi ng on Of course the walks are taken up
snd Il Is a matter Of littis moment. appar-
entity. whether thsY sre ever put down
again. So in passing s.ong one sess strips
III Sidewalk p1t down earslessly with the
end II one strip resting on top Of the one
lust tsfore it. 50 there - delightful IN
Certainty in passing over thar walk in the
svanisr In fscs many prefer the middle
81 the strset, after dark, 10 spite 0f the hubs
and futs in that thorougefars. That vii
sound queer 10 those Who are used 20 cite,
bpils on a sandy soil, bat the TACT - toe m
paved streets Of 0uans are simply terror
have never seen such r0ughness. such
ruts and hubs snywhere else. but IN tbs
wav back country rosds IN extra
Naw York. Quite number Of
ne streets ara psved bct
sood many are not anu / could not help
wondering what ths streets we're vixen the
weather vas bad. There are very few shade
trees in Omaha. they have been sacrificed
in he gazing. it is said that one woman,
.ltar ha4eia, ard heseesbinx IN vain tha
...l,s 4taIt ttts1ra
Der stand by The side II one u them sna
3sefsrad they cou.dnt cut it down whilS
he was there.
IN spite OF these Disadvantages real ssfat'
svrrv high A pleasant. cosy. but Qnlts
srgiinsrv house and lot. without anv modern
improvements aud TIVE mics FROM
be business center. cost $3.50
eaF or two ago. and nov
r.,ffa h-ipr mach more. The i0t next 70
was offered ior S. SEQ a few months szG,
nj a.ter shat ne owner sould nos sell y
or a eco. hut concin6ed 70 build on iS A
siock II fwo frame hufises. directly oppos
- rreft~. bat what woriN ne consifi. red
a. aliits ordinary Ia Grand zapisis rents CO..
<fs a month. heara it sad that l0rs on
sarv ordinary sfreet vera held AZ prices
tnat vouid ouy = leg On tes vsTy oe-s strse
IN Buffalo, lt - ssia ihst onaA4's rs
rsfsfs eoom i CO srslrg, ard ior TIE saze q
eng snlering hanlsn 81 IS - ~ be kopst
se.t this H -. Fxcr.itsnt rents and 81
zen for coal vill tase or ne pF55ss of maas
rorker IN Uua1a, and ! csancf .earn tns
uarps arr snrnsh higher - inske W fo'
fha axf-se axceut IA tae cere ef servsn
yf-fs Tteir bceun seems - ~ sal ar. A. i
= .sif t.f - lEnpcszioIa ~ xef a c9rapelen'
rirI sar rere~sI h0nsewofk Cor Isss thsr
4 - waax snd many srs 1isf - ze
rhsrn a. Is er more. lisa hve city snd n
mistake tnt it u growing 80. a. insprove
merits rannet acSs'hi7 seep rece VIA 81
Re~ra 90. srrearsuce et excesaing uewaes
e. orer The CIV.
ss-nlh CmsaR fs Ecfuz - saVs re cco1
now and expects - take ne mosr Of To-
oork- oackirg business srou GhicsEa.
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